News briefs: Rangers' Hamilton to get injection in knee

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton is going to get a shot to help his sore right knee.

Hamilton leads the majors with a .359 batting average and has 31 home runs and 95 RBI. He was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter Tuesday night at Kansas City.

Hamilton was set to get the shot after the game and then sit out Wednesday for the AL West leaders.

Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine said Hamilton had a similar shot, called Synvisc, in April for discomfort in the same knee.

Hamilton was originally listed as the center fielder Monday, but was moved to DH. Story

Rays purchase Baldelli's contract

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rocco Baldelli is about to get another chance to play in the majors.

Tampa Bay is planning to purchase the contract of the outfielder-designated hitter from Triple-A Durham when rosters can be expanded on Wednesday.

Baldelli rejoined the Rays as a special instructor during spring training and was also rehabbing an injured shoulder this year. He missed the 2005 season and most of 2007 and '08 because of injuries and a medical condition that sapped his energy.

The 28-year-old Baldelli was part of the Rays' AL championship team in 2008. He played for Boston last season, hitting .253 with seven homers and 23 RBI in 62 games.

F. McCourt didn't want to share Dodgers

LOS ANGELES -- An estate-planning attorney has testified that Frank McCourt told her last summer he would not sign a revised agreement that would share the Los Angeles Dodgers with his wife.

Leah Bishop told a judge that she spent months drafting a new version of the postnuptial agreement that gave McCourt sole possession of the team and a half-dozen luxurious homes to his now-estranged wife, Jamie McCourt.

Bishop began revising the agreement after the McCourts in 2008 directed her to submit new language that would make the team, the stadium and the surrounding land jointly owned by the couple.

The pact is the center of a divorce dispute between the couple that could determine who owns the Dodgers.

Braves' Lowe takes injection for arm

ATLANTA -- For six weeks, Derek Lowe has pitched with a nagging pain near his right elbow.

He doesn't expect it to keep him off the mound during Atlanta's playoff push, but it was serious enough for him to receive the first injection of his career.

Lowe finally opened up about a problem that had him flexing his right hand during his last start, a miserable three-inning effort against Florida. He surrendered five runs before deciding he couldn't go on.

"I knew I was in trouble when I started," the 37-year-old Lowe said before the Braves faced the New York Mets. "I didn't have any strength in my hand. I told Roger [McDowell, the pitching coach] after the third inning, 'This is pointless.'"

Padres' Young makes rehab start

RENO, Nev. -- Padres right-hander Chris Young allowed one run and two hits in three innings of a rehab start for Triple-A Portland against Reno.

The 6-foot-10 Young struck out one, throwing 31 pitches, 24 for strikes.

The only run came on a solo home run by Tony Abreu in the first inning, the second batter he faced. Young also allowed a single in the first inning to Cole Gillespie before recording the final two outs. He retired the side in order in the second and third innings.

Young made one start this season before going on the disabled list April 12 with a strained shoulder. He had arthroscopic surgery on the shoulder a year ago.